Busy Binding

I swung by Roberta's place this week to pick up an armload of quilted pieces, my three Rhubarb Crisp table runners and Danuta's Garden. I spent yesterday making and attaching bindings to them all, so there will be lots of binding in my future.

She used this darling pumpkin panto that she used on my pumpkin table topper last fall, and it looks just great. Two of the three runners are backed in the same large toile from Laundry Basket Quilts and the third in a coordinating smaller print. I only had a metre of each but, thanks to Roberta's careful placement I will be able to bind both with the large print and the third in the same smaller print that it is backed in.

I was so happy when I pulled these backings out from my stash and they worked because I have tried several times to use them in a project and found them really tough. They show as green/brown in the photos but they are closer to a copper colour.

The runners go to the top of the list because they are small and easier to work with in this heat. It should cool down a bit through the coming week so I'll tackled Danuta's Garden when it does. I have to say that I was a little surprised at how tiny all of those flying geese are (they finish off at 1 x 2") even though I sewed them all. So sweet!

I'm joining Kathy and the gang for some slow Sunday stitching, and because I am, I'm sharing a link to this amazing video that Anne shared with me. It speaks to the love and craft of hand stitching and the wonderful group of Irish women to helped a family realize a dream 60 years after it was begun - a beautiful ode to WIPs. Love the line, "My house is like a church." Happy stitching!....M